Gothenburg vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1784
🏠 One person rent	$914	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	35
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	675K	2.47M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 172% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2599th and 7322nd ($1864 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in Sweden and Zambia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 83rd and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Lusaka

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	Gothenburg	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$13300

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1189
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1473
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1229
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$754
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$718
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1024
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$706
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$768
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1030
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$577
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1039
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$630
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$828
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$861
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$764
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$591
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$633
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1002
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$924
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$495
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$530
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$505
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$551
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$628
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$469
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692